The Collected Sermons of William Sloane Coffin: The Riverside Years, Volume 2Westminster John Knox Press, 2008 M01 1 - 593 pages Comprising the sermons preached by William Sloane Coffin while he was senior minister at the prestigious Riverside Church in New York City,The Collected Sermons of William Sloane Coffin: The Riverside Yearscaptures the renowned preacher and social activist at work: ministering to American hostages in Iran, supporting AIDS awareness, and rallying his audiences to battle poverty and nuclear proliferation--all the while celebrating marriages, baptisms, and Mother's Days and mourning the loss of loved ones, including his own son. In each of these brilliant and painstakingly crafted sermons, Coffin combined his deep love of Scripture and passionate commitment to peace and justice with his unparalleled gift for the spoken word. While also revealing the personal and pastoral dimensions of his ministry, each sermon provides a powerful example of Coffin's well-accomplished mission: to challenge the conscience of a nation. |
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... heard , read , and conversed with Coffin , hundreds of people who knew him at Yale , Riverside Church , or elsewhere , have better credentials for reminiscing than I. So I'll get to the assigned business at hand , introducing a book of ...
... heard in your lifetime. Most of those who were challenged to do so were stumped. They might remember a funeral sermon, something said on a special occasion, or an occasional stunner. Most are forgot- ten. After they came up with a few ...
... heard that it was said , ' You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy . ' But I say to you , ' Love your enemies . ' ” At first that sounds like a very straightforward commandment , albeit as easy to follow as for a camel to pass ...
The Riverside Years William Sloane Coffin. The other day I heard of a Zen Buddhist monk who came upon a baby abandoned in the road. He picked up the baby, wept, and put it down again. He wept because the baby had been abandoned; he left ...
... you recall , the heavens opened and a voice was heard : “ This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased " ( Matt . 3:17 ) . Does this sequence of events indicate that every great vision EYEBALL TO EYEBALL WITH THE DEVIL 9.